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attracting

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verb

present participle of attract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of attracting
Verb
In Ohio, Husted has been repeatedly attacked for his role in attracting data centers to Ohio as lieutenant governor. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 Model design Commercial dating platforms such as Bumble generate revenue through subscriptions and paid features, giving them a financial interest in attracting, converting and retaining paying users. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 That's an exceptionally long totality and one of the main reasons this eclipse is attracting so much attention. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Kalshi said the feature is aimed at attracting large institutional investors, who the company is also trying to draw in. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Downstairs, Angelica focuses on all-day European brasserie hits—rabbit rillettes, gravlax, and pickled cucumber salad—while the Bar Gambit leans moodier and more underground, attracting a particular post-work creative Fitzrovia crowd. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 But the numbers show that vouchers and charters schools are attracting a larger share of students each year, reflecting the popularity of school choice with Florida families. — Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Trash cans filled with food scraps are a welcome feast for household pests like roaches, flies, and ants, but a countertop compost bin is a simple way to stop attracting them in the first place. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attracting
Adjective
  • The Bridgewater Associates founder told CNBC equities have so far weathered the global bond sell-off because earnings growth has kept expected stock returns attractive, relative to bonds.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This is why smaller logistics companies are becoming an attractive alternative to legacy providers.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In essence, disruptor brands give athletes only-child treatment, which is enticing in a crowded market.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The pressure is on the Dodgers, and if the Braves can steal a game in Los Angeles, things could get interesting.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • There are also some interesting features of the actual delivery of the first two as well.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The company is drawing a line between sanctioned and unsanctioned sharing with outside safety groups at the same time the industry is, slowly, inviting those groups in.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The collector Beth Rudin DeWoody has bought, often on impulse, everything from a Benny Andrews drawing to a miniature poodle.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Douglas, 82, has just published an incredibly dishy, wildly entertaining, at times both hilarious and painful new memoir, One Helluva Ride.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The standout among the entertaining spaces is the baby-blue kitchen, which extends from the rear of the home into a rounded turret overlooking a ravine.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The neighborhood/area The fishing village of Conca dei Marini remains a lovely reminder of what this whole coast was once like—sleepy, charming, lost in time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This season’s star was the Asa Tote, a large flat architectural shape with asymmetric shoulder straps that shined in its simplicity thanks to the contrasting textures, like in the charming canvas and leather version.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Like its agricultural and horticultural counterparts, the monoculture of era-defining music, TV and movies seemed alluring on the surface.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rarely exhibited and here remade with another Trans Am as MBD_Trans Am (2026), the piece is paired with an ominous booming sound that is both alluring and repellent.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • With changing seasons, Autumn's foliage is an enchanting match for the resort’s large windows and suite patios– where all guests are completely surrounded by the changing colors of the season.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And Kikuchi, floating through the film on a wave of quiet emotion, creates in its final scene an enchanting portrait of joy.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Attracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attracting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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